Ibadan

16 confirmed dead, 17 injured in Ibadan multiple crashes

4 months ago1854 min

The Federal Road Safety Commission, on Tuesday, confirmed that 16 persons died while 17 were injured in an early morning multiple road crash at the Agbowo end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The FRSC reports stated that 35 persons were involved in the road accident out of which 16 died on the spot while the injured ones were recuperating at the Hamdalat Hospital, Agbowo, in the Ibadan North Local Government Area of the state. The accident,...

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16 die in Ibadan multiple road crashes

4 months ago973 min

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of 16 persons in an accident involving multiple vehicles at the Ojoo-Iwo Road axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. The spokesperson, FRSC, Oyo State Sector Command, Mr Mayowa Odewo, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan that 17 other people sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. He said two people were injury-free of the 35 people, made up of 14 male adults,...

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25 Feared dead as trailer rams into vehicles in Ibadan

4 months ago28513 min

13th August 2024 At least 25 people have been reported dead in an accident on Tuesday along the Ojoo-Iwo Road near the Agbowo/Ajao area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. According to Oyo Affairs on Tuesday, a trailer carrying roofing sheets collided with an 18-seater Hummer bus, a Micra taxi, and a Honda CR-V car, resulting in the loss of lives. Some passengers have been rescued and rushed to the hospital for medical attention. As of...

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Metro

Gunmen attack Okada rider, chop off hand

5 months ago1133 min

Gunmen, on Wednesday, attacked a 50-year-old Okada rider, Sikiru Muritala, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital in an attempt to snatch the machine, and chopped off his hand. Investigations by PUNCH Metro revealed that the incident happened at Saribi in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state around 9 pm, and all efforts by the men of the underworld to snatch the bike were unsuccessful. Speaking with our correspondent on his hospital bed at...